I've been workng on this document for Partners to provide guidance on issues you should consider when evaluting a customer's business for a potential move to BPOS. It's pretty comprehensive, but not exhaustive. For those of you attending the WPC coming...

There are some settings in the sing on tool such as "save password" on the options tab that are stored in the registry. As such, they can set using group policy. There is a .ADM file to assist in this process located at http://blogs.technet.com/msonline...

Below, you'll find links to some previously unavailable materails that will be very useful for Partners as they make plans to migrate a customer to BPOS. Be sure to check out the Discovery Checklist, as we well as the lecture in Migration by the engineering...

Hi, A new guide to deploying Microsoft Online has been published and is avaiable on the Partner Portal. The guide covers planning considerations and provides specific deployment guideance and use of the directory synchronization and migration tools...

Now, when you add a new user in the administration center for BPOS, they will 25GB mailbox assigned by default (assuming you are assigning a mailbox to the user) Previously, this was 5GB per user. This 5x increase for FREE. Microsoft is always...

Wanted to post this summary of webcasts on Technet for your viewing pleasure. http://blogs.technet.com/bpositive/pages/bpos-webcasts-available-on-technet.aspx

Hi, Santa came to town for BPOS during the holidaze and I wanted to update you on a couple of times. New Quickstartonlineservices.com Portal launched! My teammate Damon Sununtnasuk worked tirelessly to get the redesigned portal launched over...

SMTP clients can connect to Microsoft Online SMTP servers and authenticate using a Microsoft Online Services user credentials to send mail. The connection requires Transport Layer Security (TLS). This allows you to use Exchange Online as an SMTP service...

Upgrades and Enhancements The following features and capabilities are included in the October Service Update: Bulk Activation of Users PowerShell commandlets will be added to streamline the activation process, enabling administrators to easily automate...

In the just announced service release, you'll find a mention of the following powershell commands. Enable-MSOnlineUser Get-MSOnlineSubscription Set-MSOnlineUserPassword Q: What do these do? These can be used together or sepearlty to...

The Mac Sign-In application has been released and is now available for download from the Microsoft Download Center . The Sign-In Application provides a convenient way for users with computers using the Apple Macintosh operating system to access their...

Sunny Days for Cloud Services I spent the weekend at a Microsoft internal event hearing from the makers of the next generation of cloud services to be available from Microsoft. It’s too soon to discuss details but wanted to share some of my excitement...

The Infrastructure Planning and Design team has released a new guide, SharePoint Online — Evaluating Software-plus-Services . Download the guide here .

The Microsoft Online Services Monthly Service Update for June 2009 is currently in deployment and will be available to all customers by June 30. No scheduled downtime is planned for this release deployment. The release delivers two important capabilities...

With the recent update of the services, there was also a "release notes"document that I just found out about. It has some useful tips and information, worth looking at for those of you deploying the services. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads...

Binary Tree has been in the business of developing products and services for cross platform migration since 1993, and they are a migration partner for Microsoft Online Services . As a market leader in Notes migration, it's no surprise they are one of...

Quick heads up note to let you know about two new white papers from the Microsoft Online Services and Global Foundation Services (GFS) teams: · Securing Microsoft’s Cloud Infrastructure . This white paper provides insight into the network of data...

Many migration scenarios revolve around moving data from an on-premises server, such as Exchange Server or Lotus Notes, to Exchange Online . BitTitan , the makers of MigrationWiz have another vision: migrating data from one hosted e-mail environment to...

This communcation was recently distributed to account holders: Dear Valued Customer, As we mentioned in our previous e-mail and recent blog post , the next upgrade of Microsoft Online Services is coming soon. During the upgrade, access to the online...

Over the weekend, the Microsoft Online Customer Portal was updated with new options, a sleeker - better design, and a focus on the benefits of designating a Partner with the subscription. Added are options for the new Deskless Worker license which...

The Microsoft Online Services Trial Guide has been published to the Microsoft Download Center . The Trial Guide was written to enhance the trial experience for customers that are considering the Business Productivity Suite. The guide contains step...

First – sign in to www.quickstartonlineservices.com/discover before clicking on these links: BPOS Pricing and Scenario Tool located here This tool is designed to help partners educate customers on the different pricing options and benefits available...

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Now Available! The MAP toolkit has been updated to include testing for sysetm readiness for BPOS deployment . This system will inventory online resourcesa and create reports tell you what needs...

More seats for a trial account The trial accounts have 20 seats by default. You can request more seats and they are considered on a case by case basis. If your customer needs additional seats for a trail, you can request one through support...

Partners are asking "how can I estimate how email on Exchange Online will impact bandwidth". Good question. Good answers: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc540453.aspx Also see: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/Technet/en-us/MSOnline...